Herald North K itsap
Friday, April 5, 2013 | Vol. 112, No. 14 | www.northkitsapherald.com | 50¢
EAGLES AMONG US Kitsap Week, in this edition
Parents appeal Breidablik closure Filed in Superior Court By KIPP ROBERTSON
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POULSBO — The North Kitsap School Board’s decision to close Breidablik Elementary School is being appealed in Kitsap County Superior Court. Nicole Flowers, Kari
McKinsey and “Concerned Families of Breidablik” have asked the court to review the Feb. 28 decision to close the school, according to court documents obtained by the Herald. Those seeking review have children attending Breidablik and “have been adversely affected by the decision,” the document states.
considering options n North Kitsap School District may sell district offices, move to Breidablik School. — Story, page A3
“The school closure process has not been a fair pro-
ceeding,” according to the document. The parents are representing themselves in the appeal. The district followed all the steps in a closure process, said Chris Foster, North Kitsap School District’s attorney. The board made its decision based on district closure policy, he said.
Fix will cost neighbors $100K By RICHARD WALKER
rwalker@northkitsapherald.com
POULSBO — State Fish and Wildlife engineers have deemed a 12-foot diameter arch culvert a “sufficient” replacement for a smaller culvert in Dogfish Creek that washed out in December — taking a section of access road with it — on the 21000 block of Bond Road. “It does meet our criteria,” Fish and Wildlife habitat biologist Gina Piazza said Wednesday. “We’re issuing the permit.” That comes as a relief
“Those dogs should have been sequestered and we would never have been the second victims.” — Debbie Fischer, attacked by dogs
many culverts must go n As many as 73 stateowned culverts in Kitsap County must be replaced, federal court says. — Story, page A9
— albeit costly relief — to the property owners who depended on the access road to get to and from their homes in this rural neighborhood of five homes. “By the grace of our neighbors,” Wy Chamberlin
“We’re opposing it,” Foster said of the appeal. North Kitsap School Board President Dan Weedin had no comment. The appeal is in a review stage. The district has 20 days from March 29 — when the appeal was filed — to file a response to the court. After that, it will be up to a judge to See APPEAL, Page A2
A 12-foot diameter arch culvert like this has been approved for the site of an access road on Bond Road that was washed out in December.
Arch culvert approved for site of washout on Bond Road
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
said, residents have been able to access their homes by crossing private property to Ladybug Place, a private road. Without that access, the residents of this tucked away neighborhood would be landlocked and public safety personnel would have no access in the event of an
emergency. Chamberlin, who is representing the group of property owners, said replacing the washed-out culvert will cost “upwards of $100,000” — a cost they will have to share. Chamberlin said he’s received a grading permit from Kitsap County and
the culvert and fill materials have been ordered. He said Wednesday he hopes the project can be completed this month. The project, designed by a Seattle fisheries engineer, consists of a 12-foot diameter
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POULSBO — The owner of the two boxers that attacked and killed a dog in Poulsbo in February will not face criminal charges. Kitsap County deputy prosecutor Justin Zaug said
because this was a first offense — the dogs had not been declared Potentially Dangerous previous to the February attack — the owner would not be charged. “The issue came down to, were these dogs declared Potentially Dangerous before,
and they weren’t, so there wasn’t anything we could do,” Zaug said. According to state law, if a dog, without provocation, attacks and kills a human, its owner would face criminal charges, first offense or not, and the dog would be
big visitor Port of Poulsbo preps for the American Spirit — Page A4
sports Villopoto returns to region for race — Page A8
See CULVERT, Page A9
Owner fined, but no charges in dog attacks By MEGAN STEPHENSON
In the Herald
declared Dangerous. The boxers, estimated to be about three years old by the Kitsap Humane Society, charged at a woman walking her brother’s dog on 15th Loop off Hostmark Street about 10 p.m. Feb. 15. The See DOGS, Page A7
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Easter fun Photos from the Raab Park egg hunt — Page A12-13
OPINION Forest & Bay project — A4